Dr Julie Stevens

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Journal Articles

My research interests relate to the study of normal and disordered gastrointestinal motility in health and diabetes, with a particular focus on oral drug absorption and glycaemic control. Much of my work has focussed on investigations of pharmacological and nutritional interventions on gastric emptying rate, antropyloroduodenal motility and glycaemia in humans, particularly in patients with diabetic gastroparesis. My research incorporates a diverse range of medical imaging methods, including scintigraphy, ultrasonography and manometry, in the measurement of gastrointestinal motility. Other areas of research include pharmacokinetic studies of orally administered agents and their potential use as alternative measures of gastric emptying rate. More recently, my research has concentrated on the physiology of incretin hormones (GLP-1 and GIP) and the mechanisms by which incretin-based therapies (GLP-1 agonists and dipeptidyl-peptidase-4 inhibitors) improve glycaemic control in diabetes mellitus.